espanir1 (c.1235)
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espanir1 (c.1235)

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  FEW:  *spannjan 1 17,164a Gdf:  espanir 1 3,508a GdfC: ∅ TL: espanir 2 3,1145 DEAF:  espanir 2  DMF:  épanir  TLF:  épanouir  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
espaigner,  espanieer,  espanier  

v.a.

1to open up, disclose: 
( MS: 1272-82 )  A nos sens lumere espanez (Latin: Accende lumen sensibus)  37.13

v.n.

1bot.(of flowers) to bloom, blossom: 
( MS: s.xiii2 )  De vus espanist le flur replenie de bunté  573
♦fig.to open up, flourish: 
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  Le vin qui nulle odor n’a [...] le sanc ne clarefie ne le cuer ne fait espanier, ne confort ne joie ne donne  261.S61.10

v.refl.

1bot.(of flowers) to bloom, open: 
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  Gentiz com liz quant s’espanie (=espandre?)  914
♦(of the smell of flowers) to spread, drift: 
( c.1300; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  (an orchard) hou se espanit le douz odour de rose e liz e autre flour  37

p.p._as_a.

1bot.(of flowers) open, blooming, efflorescing: 
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  Plus furent beus ke rose u ke n’est lis espani  1071
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Ne fu pas la face flestrie Mes coluré cum rose espanie  46.46
♦fig.stretched out, open (like a flower in bloom): 
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  qelles sont celles rouges roses? Ces sont les hidouses et senglantes plaies de Jesus [...] Et celles plaies estoient primes espanieez contre le solail et puis toutz flestrieez deviendrent  151.7
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  Et large estoit espanye celle seynte rose contre le solail, voir si large espanye estoit le douz Jesus sur la croice qe tout desrumpi veynes et nerfs et la tendre douce peel  155.22
egle espani
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espanissement 
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